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JavaScript screen reader simulator that lets you assert on screen-reader output inside normal unit and integration tests.
Why it’s a gem
Screen-reader assertions in CI without VoiceOver or NVDA on the machine.
W3C's reference implementations for thirty accessible widget patterns, each with keyboard maps, ARIA semantics and working examples.
Heydon Pickering's long-form teardowns of eleven UI patterns, each reasoning from markup semantics to progressive enhancement.
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T-Mobile's generator that produces accessibility acceptance criteria per component for web, iOS and Android test plans.